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Stephen Root

Actor / Character Actor | * 11/17/1951 (72) | Sarasota, Florida (United States of America (USA))
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Stephen Root (born November 17, 1951) is an American actor. He has starred as Jimmy James on the NBC sitcom NewsRadio (1995–1999), as Milton Waddams in the film Office Space (1999), and voiced Bill Dauterive and Buck Strickland on the animated series King of the Hill (1997–2010). Root has appeared in numerous Coen brothers films including O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), The Ladykillers (2004), No Country for Old Men (2007), The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018), and The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021). Other notable film roles include Dave... ()
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Stephen Root (born November 17, 1951) is an American actor. He has starred as Jimmy James on the NBC sitcom NewsRadio, as Milton Waddams in the film Office Space (1999), and voiced Bill Dauterive and Buck Strickland on the animated series King of the Hill (1997–2010).Root has appeared in numerous Coen brothers films including O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), The Ladykillers (2004), No Country for Old Men (2007), The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018), The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021). Other notable film roles include in Dave (1993), DodgeBall (2004), Idiocracy (2006), Cedar Rapids (2011), Selma (2014), Trumbo (2015), Get Out (2017), and On the Basis of Sex (2018).His television roles have included Capt. K'Vada in the Star Trek: The Next Generation two-part episode "Unification" (1991), Hawthorne Abendsen in seasons 2–4 of the series The Man in the High Castle. He has supporting roles in a variety of HBO series, including Boardwalk Empire, True Blood, Perry Mason, and Succession. He currently stars as Monroe Fuches / The Raven on the HBO dark comedy series Barry (2018–present), for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 2019.

Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Animation

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Movies with Stephen Root as Actor(110)

2023 Thelma
as Tony2023 Paint
as Analyst2023 Lousy Carter
as Dutch2022 To Leslie
as Jail Tattoo Artist (voice)2022 Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe
as Chris2021 Four Good Days
as Agent Flannigan2021 Queenpins
as Goodman2021 Happily
as Father Browning2021 Home
as Mac Bledsoe2020 Uncle Frank
as Arthur Parsons2020 The Empty Man
as Walt Breckman2019 Seberg
as Cockmando (voice)2019 Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
as Neil Mullin2019 Bombshell
as Mike Cook2018 Life of the Party
as Teller (segment "Near Algodones")2018 The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
as Professor Brown2018 On the Basis of Sex
as Jim Hudson2017 Get Out
as Fenton2017 Infinity Baby
as Ron Walton2017 Miles
as Dr. Rogers2017 Three Christs
as J. Edgar Hoover2016 All the Way
as Uncle Henry (voice)2016 Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz
as Dr. Mindala2016 Spectral
as Bubbles (voice)2016 Finding Dory
as Hymie King2015 Trumbo
as George2015 7 Chinese Brothers
as himself2014 Lennon or McCartney
as Col. Al Lingo2014 Selma
as himself2014 I Know That Voice
as Habberman2013 The Lone Ranger
as Roger2013 Bad Milo!
as Hugh2013 Sweetwater
as Avery Boomer2013 The Arrangement
as Zor-El (voice)2013 Superman: Unbound
as Billy Cusimano2012 The Company You Keep
as Governor Haskell2012 Big Miracle
as Uncle Henry / Crows (voice)2011 Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz
as Sherrif Wynan2011 Red State
as Doc / Merrimack / Mr. Snuggles (voice)2011 Rango
as Senator Lewis2011 Son of Morning
as Elliot2011 Everything Must Go
as Brendon (voice)2011 Batman: Year One
as Bill Krogstad2011 Cedar Rapids
as Arthur Koehler2011 J. Edgar
as Charles Thompson2010 Unthinkable
as John Lloyd2010 The Conspirator
as Burt (voice)2010 Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare
as Fred Franklin2009 Imagine That
as Steve2009 Bob Funk
as Remington2009 Glock
as Curt Reynolds2009 The Soloist
as Glover2008 Mad Money
as Sculptor2008 Over Her Dead Body
as Principal Doppler2008 Drillbit Taylor
as Chode (voice)2008 Tripping the Rift: The Movie
as Suds2008 Leatherheads
as Sheriff Brock2007 Have Dreams, Will Travel
as Morty Van Rookle2007 Cook-Off!
as Man who hires Wells2007 No Country for Old Men
as Talent Scout (voice)2006 The Fox and the Hound 2
as Herb2006 Gretchen
as Aardvark Dad (voice)2006 Ice Age: The Meltdown
as Judge Hector "The Hangman" (uncredited)2006 Idiocracy
as KC2005 Just Friends
as Cowboy Gambler (voice)2005 Kim Possible: So the Drama
as Dwight Nestor2004 Raising Genius
as Greenie2004 Jersey Girl
as Dr. Freeman2004 Surviving Christmas
as Fernand Gudge2004 The Ladykillers
as Cameron2003 Grind
as Bubbles (voice)2003 Finding Nemo
as Frank / Start (voice)2002 Ice Age
as Zeb Zoober (voice)2002 The Country Bears
as Mr. Crenshaw1999 The Monster Hunter
as Big Ducky (voice)1999 The Sissy Duckling
as Milton Waddams1999 Office Space
as Dennis Mansky1999 Bicentennial Man
as Gerald Adams1998 Krippendorf's Tribe
as Ed Kirkman1996 The Road to Galveston
as Graham Dunbar1996 The Lottery
as Coontz1993 RoboCop 3
as Don Durenberger1993 Dave
as Max Alvarez1993 Extreme Justice
as Gary Murray1992 Buffy the Vampire Slayer
as Mickey1991 V.I. Warshawski
as Randolph1991 Bed & Breakfast
as Major Moreland1991 Golden Years
as RKO Guard1991 Guilty by Suspicion
as Mr. Hentley1990 Stanley & Iris
as Police Sgt.1990 Ghost
as Berg1989 Black Rain
as Dean Burbage1988 Monkey Shines
as DEA Agent (Toilet)1988 Crocodile Dundee II

TV Shows/Series with Stephen Root as Actor(117)

as Petey's Father (voice)2023 Praise Petey
as Chief Cogburn (voice)2023 Velma
as Rexford / Trees / Video Person (voice)2022 We Baby Bears
as Professor Anders (voice)2022 The Legend of Vox Machina
as Fred Flintstone (voice)2021 Bedrock
as Lortha Peel2021 The Book of Boba Fett
as Police Chief Earl Grant (voice)2021 Blade Runner: Black Lotus
as Cringer / Battle Cat (voice)2021 Masters of the Universe: Revelation
as Bernard (voice)2020 The Mighty Ones
as Maynard Barnes2020 Perry Mason
as Mr. M / Bob (voice)2020 Adventure Time: Distant Lands
as Mayor Toadstool (voice)2019 Amphibia
as Self - Panelist2019 Lights Out with David Spade
as Monroe Fuches2018 Barry
as Ron Petkus2018 Succession
as Stuart (voice)2018 Summer Camp Island
as Additional Voices (voice)2018 Summer Camp Island
as Prime Monister (voice)2018 Summer Camp Island
as Uncle Danny2018 Dallas & Robo
as J.W. Guidebook (voice)2017 DuckTales
as Ken Russel2016 Idiotsitter
as Pascal2015 Con Man
as Brian (voice)2015 Star vs. the Forces of Evil
as Hawthorne Abendsen2015 The Man in the High Castle
as Jeremiah Whitewhale (voice)2014 BoJack Horseman
as Warlock G / Police Officer (voice)2014 Bee and PuppyCat
as Warlock G / Mr. Assam (voice)2014 Bee and PuppyCat
as Warlock G (voice)2014 Bee and PuppyCat
as Lynn Boyle2013 Brooklyn Nine-Nine
as Harvey Toplin2013 Masters of Sex
as Mildew (voice)2012 DreamWorks Dragons
as Bud Gleeful (voice) / Additional Voices (voice)2012 Gravity Falls
as Bud Gleeful (voice)2012 Gravity Falls
as Judge Walsh2012 Veep
as General Stomtonovich2012 The Newsroom
as Hattanzo the Drifter (voice)2011 ThunderCats
as Dr. Hepa2010 Louie
as Brian2010 Hot in Cleveland
as Jack Haly (voice)2010 Young Justice
as Judge Mike Reardon2010 Justified
as Lance (voice)2008 Random! Cartoons
as Raymond2008 Fringe
as Hank Maestro2008 Childrens Hospital
as Eddie2008 True Blood
as Woozy Winks (voice)2008 Batman: The Brave and the Bold
as Penguin / Planet Master (voice)2008 Batman: The Brave and the Bold
as Penguin / Carnival Barker (voice)2008 Batman: The Brave and the Bold
as Penguin / Killer Croc (voice)2008 Batman: The Brave and the Bold
as Dwight Dixon2007 Pushing Daisies
as Ricardo Collini2007 Californication
as Pat Jennings2007 Head Case
as Richard Clarke2006 The Path to 9/11
2005 The X's
as Dick (voice)2005 American Dad!
as Dick / Dentist's Father (voice)2005 American Dad!
as Chode (voice)2004 Tripping the Rift
as Ethan Melman2004 Boston Legal
as Val Yor (voice)2003 Teen Titans
as Pop-Pop Porter (voice)2002 Kim Possible
as Texan (voice)2002 Kim Possible
as Chester Yapsby (voice)2002 Kim Possible
as Phillipe Bullion / Pop-Pop Porter (voice)2002 Kim Possible
as Mr. Nevius (voice)2002 Kim Possible
as Memphis (voice)2002 Kim Possible
as Al Crannis2001 According to Jim
as Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt (voice)2001 The Legend of Tarzan
2001 24
as Cat Man / T. Blake (voice)2001 Justice League
as George MacPherson2000 Ed
as John Pratt2000 Malcolm in the Middle
as Michael Kirkwood2000 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000 DAG
as Bob Mayer1999 The West Wing
1999 Norm
as Gene1999 Ladies Man
as Chris Kraft1998 From the Earth to the Moon
as Bill Dauterive / Buck Strickland (voice)1997 King of the Hill
as Bill Dauterive (voice)1997 King of the Hill
as Mark Hastings1996 Pandora's Clock
as Reverend Amos Howell / Unity (voice)1996 Superman: The Animated Series
1995 Cybill
1995 VR.5
as Jimmy James1995 NewsRadio
1994 Christy
as Charlie Lane1993 Diagnosis: Murder
as Harbin1993 Frasier
as Mr. Tucker1992 The Golden Palace
as Exterminator1991 Home Improvement
as Mr. Chaney1991 Eerie, Indiana
1990 Blossom
as John Tremaine Jr.1989 Quantum Leap
as Bildorf (voice)1989 The Simpsons
as Mr. Lager1989 Seinfeld
1987 Wiseguy
as Captain K'Vada1987 Star Trek: The Next Generation
as Atty. Brandon McCafferty1986 L.A. Law
as Spirit of Death1984 Night Court
as Mr. Willard1984 Night Court

Full Name: Stephen Root
Born: Saturday, 11/17 1951 (November) in Sarasota, Florida (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 72 years + 132 days)
Zodiac sign: Scorpio (Chinese zodiac sign: Rabbit)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: University of Florida, Vero Beach High School
Spouses (current/former): Romy Rosemont
Other names for Stephen Root (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Steve Root"
"Стивен Рут"
Stephen Root frequently works together with these people:
David Herman (104x, Actor)
Dee Bradley Baker (91x, Actor)
Fred Tatasciore (83x, Actor)
Grey DeLisle (75x, Actress)
John DiMaggio (71x, Actor)
Jeff Bennett (64x, Actor)
Phil LaMarr (59x, Actor)
Kari Wahlgren (54x, Actress)
Eric Bauza (54x, Actor)
Tara Strong (49x, Actress)
Joel Coen (19x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:9294, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 03/13/2024